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Causes Of The Chernobyl Disaster

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Have you ever helped someone out when they needed it? What caused the first explosion was that there was faulty in the reactor. Is there a time you can remember someone had your back when you didn’t expect it? Nobody was alarmed that the explosion had happened and the soviet put many lives in danger. The cause of Chernobyl is very sad because this should have never happened.
The cause of the explosion was from a faulty reactor in the power plant. The reactor was not stable when it was in use. Right before the explosion had happened there had been a sudden power surge. Also, a huge steam pressure increase that leads to a series of multiple explosions. The first explosion was at 1:24 am. 5 out of the 12 people that were there had died because of the explosions that had happened. When the explosion was released the makers of the reactor blamed it on Dyatlov because it was his shift to work. Another thing that happened was that they say dyatlov messed up on a few of safety precautions. The cooling system was switched off when the explosion had happened. The turbine water pressure was at 0. The pressure was increasing when it should have been decreasing. They also were running an experiment when it happened and it was in close down when it happened. The explosion was equivalent to 10 bombs of Hiroshima. Dyatlov had received a fatal amount of radiation. Dyatlov was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the cause of the explosion. Although Dyatlov was sentenced 10 years he got out 18

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